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Intelligent Robot Industry - China

A staff member trains a humanoid robot to play Chinese diabolo (kongzhu) for data collection purpose at Zerith, a robotics company, in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 25, 2025. In recent years, Hefei has been actively promoting the development of its intelligent robot industry. The city is now home to a full-chain industrial system for research, development and manufacturing of robotics that comprises 190 related enterprises. Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 22, 2025 - A folk artist plays diabolo at the Ancient city scenic spot in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Jan 22, 2025.

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Daily Life in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 22, 2025 - A folk artist plays diabolo at the Ancient city scenic spot in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Jan 22, 2025.

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Daily Life in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 22, 2025 - A folk artist plays diabolo at the Ancient city scenic spot in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Jan 22, 2025.

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Wuqiao Acrobatics - China

A student practices Diabolo at the Hebei Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, December 17, 2024. The origin of Wuqiao acrobatics can be traced back to the Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.). It was inscribed as one of the first batch of intangible cultural heritages at the state level in 2006. Dubbed the "cradle of Chinese acrobatics," Wuqiao has in recent years scaled up its efforts to sustain and popularize this time-honored treasure. Photo by Mu Yu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Fitness

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Elderly fitness enthusiasts perform diabolo dragons at the Fuhealth theme park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Oct 11, 2024.

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Maltese students shine in "Chinese Bridge" competition

STORY: Maltese students shine in "Chinese Bridge" competition SHOOTING TIME: May 25, 2024 DATELINE: May 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: HAMRUN, Malta CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students participating in the competition 2. various of award of certificates STORYLINE: Twelve students from primary and secondary schools in Malta demonstrated their Chinese language proficiency and talents on Saturday during the "Chinese Bridge" competition in Malta. The Chinese language proficiency competition for foreign school students, organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Malta in Hamrun, eastern Malta, featured an elocution contest where students shared their passion for the Chinese language and their dreams of visiting China. After delivering a speech, participants showcased their China-related talents, including performing Chinese martial arts and traditional Chinese diabolo (kongzhu), cooking Chinese dishes, singing Chinese songs, playing Chinese music on the piano, and dancing

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MALTA-HAMRUN-CHINESE BRIDGE-COMPETITION

(240526) -- HAMRUN, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A secondary school student performs traditional Chinese diabolo (kongzhu) in the "Chinese Bridge" competition in Hamrun, Malta, May 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Maltese students shine in 'Chinese Bridge' competition" (Xinhua/Chen Wenxian)

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MALTA-HAMRUN-CHINESE BRIDGE-COMPETITION

(240526) -- HAMRUN, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A secondary school student performs traditional Chinese diabolo (kongzhu) in the "Chinese Bridge" competition in Hamrun, Malta, May 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Maltese students shine in 'Chinese Bridge' competition" (Xinhua/Chen Wenxian)

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Folk Performance in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 2, 2024 - A folk artist performs acrobatic diabolo at the Ancient city scenic spot in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Feb 2, 2024.

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43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Troupe du Chemin de Fer, Xiangiu Yan, diabolo, China, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

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43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Troupe du Chemin de Fer, Xiangiu Yan, diabolo, China, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

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43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Troupe du Chemin de Fer, Xiangiu Yan, diabolo, China, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

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43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Troupe du Chemin de Fer, Xiangiu Yan, diabolo, China, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

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43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Troupe du Chemin de Fer, Xiangiu Yan, diabolo, China, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

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43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Troupe du Chemin de Fer, Xiangiu Yan, diabolo, China, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

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43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Mateo and Aelia, diabolo, France, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

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43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Mateo and Aelia, diabolo, France, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

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43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Mateo and Aelia, diabolo, France, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

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43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Mateo and Aelia, diabolo, France, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

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43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Mateo and Aelia, diabolo, France, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

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43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Mateo and Aelia, diabolo, France, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-PERFORMANCE

(240124) -- ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese actress shows traditional Kongzhu, also known as diabolo, to a local spectator in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Jan. 23, 2024. A cultural troupe from central China's Henan Province staged a stunning performance in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa Tuesday as part of the Spring Festival -- the Chinese New Year -- celebrations. (Xinhua/Liu Fangqiang)

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MONACO-MONTE-CARLO-CIRCUS FESTIVAL

(240120) -- MONTE-CARLO, Jan. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An artist performs Diabolo at the 46th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo, Monaco, Jan. 19, 2024. The event kicked off here on Friday and will last to Jan. 28. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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MONACO-MONTE-CARLO-CIRCUS FESTIVAL

(240120) -- MONTE-CARLO, Jan. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An artist performs Diabolo at the 46th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo, Monaco, Jan. 19, 2024. The event kicked off here on Friday and will last to Jan. 28. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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Int'l circus festival concludes in Russia's St. Petersburg

STORY: Int'l circus festival concludes in Russia's St. Petersburg DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the circus performances STORYLINE: The second International Circus Festival "Without Borders" ended Sunday in Russia's second-largest city St. Petersburg. During the four-day festival, about 200 artists from more than ten countries and regions, including Russia, China, Mexico, Italy and Ethiopia gave fabulous acrobatics, magic, diabolo show and other circus performances. The festival was jointly organized by the Russian Ministry of Culture and the Russian State Circus Company. Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova said earlier that the festival had become one of the most important cultural events in Russia, attracting outstanding artistic talents from all over the world. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from St. Petersburg, Russia. (XHTV)

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Rural Economy In China

ZHANGYE, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - Tourists enjoy a diabolo show in the 1000-mu rape flower sea in Zhangye city, Northwest China's Gansu province, May 30, 2023.

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Rural Economy In China

ZHANGYE, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - Tourists enjoy a diabolo show in the 1000-mu rape flower sea in Zhangye city, Northwest China's Gansu province, May 30, 2023.

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Rural Economy In China

ZHANGYE, CHINA - MAY 30, 2023 - Tourists enjoy a diabolo show in the 1000-mu rape flower sea in Zhangye city, Northwest China's Gansu province, May 30, 2023.

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Diverse activities held to celebrate Chinese New Year in Malaysia's George Town

STORY: Diverse activities held to celebrate Chinese New Year in Malaysia's George Town DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebration activities STORYLINE: With the sound of the gongs and drums, lion dances were performed to celebrate the Chinese New Year in George Town, the capital city of Penang state in Malaysia. The local temple fair was also filled with other activities like dragon dance, singing folk songs, playing diabolo, and magic tricks. In addition, musical performances with traditional Chinese instruments like Guzheng, flute, Erhu, and Suona also attracted a large number of people. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from George Town, Malaysia. (XHTV)

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CANADA-TORONTO-INTERNATIONAL BUSKERFEST

(220906) -- TORONTO, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A busker plays with diabolo during the 2022 Toronto International BuskerFest in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 5, 2022. This annual event was held here from Sept. 2 to 5 with dozens of buskers from around the world participating the activity. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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Pupils in China's Jiangsu have fun and fitness at school

STORY: Pupils in China's Jiangsu have fun and fitness at school DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: NANJING CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of students taking activities at school STORYLINE: Physical education in China has become a top priority in schools to improve students' health. In the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, apart from traditional sports like football, basketball, and athletics, students can pick activities like playing diabolo, a traditional Chinese folk game. Stepping in time to fast-paced pop tunes, students can enjoy dance-like workouts. Nearly 2,500 students run in changing formations that resemble the slithering snake from the classic mobile game Snake. And inspired by the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, more and more schoolchildren are now whooping with delight on ice rinks and snow slopes. Experts said schools are encouraged to design creative sports classes catering to the interests of the students, who can ultimately harness their sports skills and enjoy

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Daily Life In Handan

A diabolo lover shows diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Handan

A diabolo lover shows diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Handan

A diabolo lover shows diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Handan

A diabolo lover shows diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Handan

A diabolo lover shows diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Handan

A diabolo lover shows diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Handan

Diabolo lovers show diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021

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Daily Life In Handan

A diabolo lover shows diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Handan

A diabolo lover shows diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Handan

A diabolo lover shows diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Handan

A diabolo lover shows diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Handan

Diabolo lovers show diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Handan

A diabolo lover shows diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Handan

Diabolo lovers show diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Handan

A diabolo lover shows diabolo at the square of Handan Culture and Art Center in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, April 24, 2021.

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Daily Life In Qingzhou

A non-hereditary heir performs a diabolo Chinese dragon at the ancient city scenic spot in Qingzhou, east China's Shandong Province, Feb 16, 2021.

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Daily Life In Qingzhou

A non-hereditary heir performs a diabolo Chinese dragon at the ancient city scenic spot in Qingzhou, east China's Shandong Province, Feb 16, 2021.

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Daily Life In Qingzhou

A non-hereditary heir performs a diabolo Chinese dragon at the ancient city scenic spot in Qingzhou, east China's Shandong Province, Feb 16, 2021.